05/11/2026
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05/11/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 5 : Two Egyptian expatriates lost their lives in separate accidents in Kuwait, one involving a wall collapse during renovation work at a house in Salwa and the other a collision between a water tanker and a half-lorry on Mutlaa Road.
Worker crushed to death by a collapsing wall in Salwa
An Egyptian construction worker, born in 1979, died after a wall collapsed on him while he was carrying out renovation work inside a house in the Salwa area.
According to a security source, the worker was using a jackhammer to demolish a wall when it suddenly collapsed on him, leaving him seriously injured.
He was given first aid at the scene and rushed to Mubarak Hospital for treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries.
Egyptian dies in tanker and half-lorry collision on Mutlaa Road
In a separate accident, an Egyptian expatriate, born in 1970, died following a collision between a water tanker and a half-lorry at kilometer zero on Mutlaa Road.
A security source said the Operations Room received a report about the accident, prompting the relevant authorities to respond.
Initial information indicated that the first vehicle was a water tanker driven by an Indian expatriate born in 1990, while the second was a half-lorry driven by an Egyptian expatriate born in 1982.
The Egyptian passenger, born in 1970, who was accompanying the half-lorry driver, died as a result of the collision.
Authorities are following up on the circumstances of the two incidents.